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How to Update to HomePod Software 17.4
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Could've just unpaired as a stereo pair, updated & re-paired, had that with the OG HomePods iirc.
The post you quoted was from six years ago...before things changed.
Also, what you stated only applies if you upgraded to the new Home architecture. You still use the iPad as a hub in iPadOS 17 if you haven't upgraded to the new architecture. (My parents do, and it works just fine.)
Set up your HomePod, HomePod mini, Apple TV, or iPad as a home hub - Apple Support
Set up a home hub to control your smart home accessories while you're away from home, share control of your accessories with others, and automate your accessories to do what you want, when you want.
For those that think the watch update is slow. Just wait until you manually update your home pod.
Bottom line is that my two OG HomePods have made watching tv in my bedroom just as good as watching in my home theater. I wouldn’t go without them. Plus it makes it easy to control my Phillips Hue lights.
I notice that after a HomePod update, my intercom doesn't work. I have to reboot my iPhone for it to start working again.
For me that didn’t work. I tried just unpairing first, but it still wouldn’t even acknowledge that there was any newer versions than 16.6 available.
The homepod software is the worst piece of garbage Apple dishes out these days. Every time there is an update, I know I will have my temper tested. The gauge that tells you the progress of the download is there at first, but then turns into a spinning animation that goes on forever and if I quit and restart the app, reset the iPhone, unplug the homepod, nothing works. I click on Reset HomePod and it just ignores the input for a while and then randomly starts working again so I suppose none of this registers until the update is installed, but the software is so poor that a bug prevents the iPhone from telling me what stage it is at and when the update is complete.
I find out the HomePod is active again by pressing the volume buttons on the remote at random times to see if it shows the volume bar on the right. Then of course the next bug to solve is one of the homepods usually not working so I have to reset it or remove stereo pair and then repair them. Today for the first time I got a brand new bug where the HomePods (both Mini) switched places so the left one was suddenly registering as the right one in the Home app. Apple is at least innovating the bugs.
My favourite HomePod feature is when one randomly stops working so I have to do the reset - remove - repair thing. It's rare but it happens and has been happening since I bought the pair. Not only is it very annoying that things like this still keep happening, but what pisses me off is that sometimes I won't hear that one of them just stopped working and of course there is no prompt or notification from the app so I don't know for how long I was operating without a stereo pair until I happen to notice it (they are positioned behind my TV so it is not immediately apparent).
Of all the things I have in the ecosystem, the HomePod is what I already firmly decided never to upgrade. When the first HomePod Mini dies, I will get proper speakers and use the remaining HomePod in some other capacity for the remainder of its life. A very frustrating product and the only one where I honestly dread seeing a notification that there is an update available. The reason I do the update manually is to get it out of the way at a chosen time so it doesn't randomly do it at some point and break connectivity so I have to deal with the bugs at an unexpected time.
Does HomePod/Siri work with a personal music library as the source? I purchased the original HomePod and it would only play AppleMusic by Siri command and it was returned immediately.
I don’t use Apple Music and only use my personal library and playlists.
So does, “learn what your preferred media service is” mean Siri can now understand if I ask to shuffle the playlist “Easy Listening 3 to 5 Star” from my personal library and no streaming services are in use?
I don’t use Apple Music and only use my personal library and playlists.
So does, “learn what your preferred media service is” mean Siri can now understand if I ask to shuffle the playlist “Easy Listening 3 to 5 Star” from my personal library and no streaming services are in use?
The OG HomePod is the best sound quality wise. Love them!
if only I can use them as a home hub it would be perfect.
Oh No! Another update to suffer through.
I have two homes, each with three homedud minis. I have to turn off automatic updates on the homeduds when I go to the other house because if they try to do the automatic update one or more will lockup with the ensuing reset nightmare when we return.
The ones here just started to work some what normal again after the last update.
I use to be able to open them in the home app and click play and it would start playing the streaming service I have always listened to, now it doesn’t connect to the homedud but instead shows me a selection of stuff. BUT NOT WHAT I HAVE ALWAYS LISTENED TO!! (Don’t even get me started on that sewage stream called Apple 1 or whatever it’s called.)
As of now the update window shows a spinning download for the second day straight. One half of my stereo pair doesn’t play anymore. What a crap show. Apple you should be ashamed! If you call support they’ll act like they never heard of such a thing and they obviously never look at any of these forums or their own help site.
Maybe if you’re judged to criminally insane they put you to work on apples’ update team.
Why do I bother to update things, it just get worse each time.
I have two homes, each with three homedud minis. I have to turn off automatic updates on the homeduds when I go to the other house because if they try to do the automatic update one or more will lockup with the ensuing reset nightmare when we return.
The ones here just started to work some what normal again after the last update.
I use to be able to open them in the home app and click play and it would start playing the streaming service I have always listened to, now it doesn’t connect to the homedud but instead shows me a selection of stuff. BUT NOT WHAT I HAVE ALWAYS LISTENED TO!! (Don’t even get me started on that sewage stream called Apple 1 or whatever it’s called.)
As of now the update window shows a spinning download for the second day straight. One half of my stereo pair doesn’t play anymore. What a crap show. Apple you should be ashamed! If you call support they’ll act like they never heard of such a thing and they obviously never look at any of these forums or their own help site.
Maybe if you’re judged to criminally insane they put you to work on apples’ update team.
Why do I bother to update things, it just get worse each time.
Currently, my stereo set of homeduds says that they are playing but they’re not. They don’t seem to respond at all.
What has happened to Apple?
Craig must be spending too much time on his hair.
I’m thinking it’s time to sell them, if I can get the working…
What has happened to Apple?
Craig must be spending too much time on his hair.
I’m thinking it’s time to sell them, if I can get the working…
